Life is like a play: it’s not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.
SENECAA sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
More Seneca Quotes
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Speech is the mirror of the mind.
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No one can keep a mask on long.
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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
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Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
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A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
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I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
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Life is long, if you know how to use it.
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Retire into yourself as much as possible.
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After death there is nothing.
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Often a very old man has no other proof of his long life than his age.
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The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it.
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Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
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No man is free who is a slave to the flesh.
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He who is brave is free.
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The great thing is to know when to speak and when to keep quiet.
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